• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.731-739
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• 2014

Aluminum and boron co-doped zinc-oxide(AZOB) powders as transparent conducting oxide(TCO) were prepared by spray pyrolysis at $900^{\circ}C$. The micron-sized AZOB particles were prepared by spray pyrolysis from aqueous precursor solutions for aluminium, boron, and zinc. The micron-sized AZOB particle after the spray pyrloysis underwent post-heat treatment at $700^{\circ}C$ for 2 hours and it was changed fully to nano-sized AZOB particle by ball milling for 24 hours. The size of primary AZOB particle by Debye-Scherrer Equation and surface resistance of AZOB pellet were measured.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.1555-1562
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• 2015

Metal oxide semiconductors have been applied in several areas, such as solar cells, sensor, optical elements and displays, due to the high surface area, unique electrical and optical characteristics. Zinc oxide among the metal oxide has excellent physicochemical properties. Zinc oxide is a n-type semiconductor with a wide direct transition band gap of 3.37 eV at room temperature and large exciton binding energy of 60 meV. Cation-doped zinc oxide studies were conducted to complement the electrical and optical characteristics. In this paper, Al-doped ZnO was synthesized by hydrothermal synthesis using microwaves. ZnO was synthesized by adjusting the precursor ratio and using different dopants. The optimal ZnO synthesis conditions for crystal shape and optical properties were determined. The optical properties of aluminum doped zinc oxide were then examined by SEM, XRD, PL, UV-vis absorbance spectrum, and EDS.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.678-678
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• 2013

은 나노선은 투명 금속전극으로 저온 공정이 가능하고, 플랙서블 기판에 사용 가능하여 다양한 분야의 응용 소재 연구가 진행 중에 있다. 본 연구에서는 전면 전극으로 은 나노선을 스프레이 코팅하고, 알루미늄 도핑된 산화아연(AZO)을 sputter로 증착하였다. 광 경로를 길게 하기 위해 AZO 기판을 수열합성법을 통해 산화아연 나노선을 성장하였다. 은 나노선 전극 기판과 산화아연 나노선이 성장된 기판의 광 투과도를 분석하기 위해 UV-visible을 이용하였으며, FE-SEM, AFM을 이용하여 각 기판의 형상을 분석하였다. 은 나노선은 500 nm 파장영역에서 투과도 86.93%, 면저항 16 ${\Omega}/{\square}$보였다. ITO 기판보다 400~600 nm 영역에서 헤이즈가 증가되는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 산화아연 나노선이 성장된 기판을 이용하여 P3HT:PCBM 블랜딩된 유기 태양전지를 제작하여 전기적 특성 및 효율을 평가하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.427-433
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• 2006

We have fabricated nanodot arrays by using phase separated (PS- b- PMMA) diblock copolymer film and anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) membrane as templates with hexagonal arrays of cylindrical microdomains perpendicular to the substrate. Pulsed laser deposition technique was used to deposit various kinds of materials including Ag, Ni, ZnO, Si:Er, and Co/Pt onto Si substrates. The size and separation of nanodots correspond to those of the templates used, The density of nanodots was estimated to be $6{\times}10^{11}/cm^2$ and $1{\times}10^{10}/cm^2$ when the diblock copolymer and AAO were used, respectively. In particular, the optical properties of ZnO and Si: Er nanodot arrays were investigated and the strong photoluminescence at 380 nm and $1.54{\mu}m$ was observed from ZnO and Si:Er nanodot arrays, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.108.2-108.2
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• 2012

디스플레이는 유리 기판이나 폴리머 기판에 진공장비를 통한 투명전극(TCO)를 증착시키고, 그 위에 발광체와 유전체를 쌓는 방식으로 공정을 진행한다. 특히 투명전극(TCO)의 경우 진공장비를 이용하여 증착을 진행하는데, 이러한 생산 공정은 고가의 생산 장비 및 재료와 공정의 복잡화에 따른 생산단가 상승등으로 인한 경쟁력 저하 문제가 야기되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 투명전극(TCO)의 주재료인 인듐 주석 산화물(ITO)를 배제하고, 아연 산화물(ZnO)에 알루미늄을 도핑한 투명전극을 습식방식으로 형성하는 기술에 관한 것이다. Sol-gel법을 이용한 용액 제조와 ZnO에 Al을 도핑하여, 후 열처리하여 유리 기판에 $1{\mu}m$두께를 갖는 투명전극 기판을 제작하였다. 각 공정에 있어서 조성변화가 투명전극 층에 미치는 영향에 대해서 조사 하였다. 이와 같은 제조 공정에는 Sol-gel 용액 제조, 박막형성에 이은 후처리로 이루어지는 단순공정이 적용되어, 기존 투명전도 산화막 공정에 대비하여 단순 공정으로 이뤄지며, 진공 설비를 배제함으로써 기존공정 대비 경쟁력을 갖게 된다.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.66 no.8
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• pp.1236-1241
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• 2017

We deposited Al-doped ZnO (ZnO:Al) thin films on glass substrates ($200mm{\times}200mm$) by using in-line magnetron sputtering system. Effects of various deposition parameters such as working pressure, deposition power and substrate temperature on optoelectronic characteristics including surface-texture etching profiles were carefully investigated in this study. We found that relatively low working pressure and high deposition power offered to obtain enhanced conductivity and optical transmittance. Haze properties showed similar trend with the transmittance. Furthermore, surface-texture etching study exhibited good morphologies when the films were deposited at $200-300^{\circ}C$. On the basis of these optimizations, we could find the deposition region that produces highly transparent and conductive properties including efficient light scattering capability.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.08a
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• pp.192.1-192.1
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• 2013

본 연구는 기존의 Sputtering 방식에 Modulation 방식을 적용한 Modulated Sputtering System (MSS)에 관한 특성 관찰과 이를 이용한 박막 증착 및 분석에 관한 내용이다. MSS에 인가하는 전압은 pulse on 시간동안 타겟에 음의 전압이 인가되어 sputtering에 의한 박막이 증착되고, pulse off 시간동안에는 양의 전압을 인가하여 증착된 박막에 양이온을 입사시켜 에너지 전달에 의한 박막의 특성을 향상시키고 자한다. MSS에 인가되는 전압과 주파수, 그리고 펄스폭을 변화시키며 전압과 전류, 그리고 기판에 입사하는 이온에너지 특성을 관찰하였다. 또한 MSS를 이용하여 티타늄(Ti), 탄소(C), 알루미늄이 도핑된 산화아연(AZO) 박막을 증착하였다. 증착된 박막은 a-step, SEM, XRD, AFM, 4 point probe를 이용하여 박막의 두께, 결정성장면, 표면 거칠기, 비저항 등을 분석하였다. Ti 박막에서는 기판에 입사되는 양이온의 에너지가 증가함에 따라 결정 방위면이 (002)에서 (001)로 변화함을 확인하였고 탄소 박막과 AZO 박막의 경우에는 기판에 입사되는 양이온의 에너지 변화에 따라 박막의 전도도를 조절할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.191-196
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• 2010

Aluminum doped zinc oxide (AZO) films have been prepared on Coming 7059 glass substrates by r.f. magnetron sputtering method. A powder target instead of a conventional sintered ceramic target was used in order to improve the utilization efficiency of the target and reduce the cost of the film deposition process. The influence of sputter pressure on the structural, electrical, and optical properties of AZO films were studied. The AZO films had hexagonal wurtzite structure with a preferred c-axis orientation, regardless of sputter pressure and target types. The crystallinity and degree of orientation was increased by increasing the sputter pressure. For higher sputtering pressures, a reduction of the resistivity was observed due to a increase on the mobility and the carrier concentration. The lowest resistivity of $6.5{\times}10^{-3}\;{\Omega}-cm$ and the average transmittance of 80% can be obtained for films deposited at 15 mTorr.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.46.2-46.2
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• 2010

For use of superstrate thin-film solar cells, surface texture of the transparent conductive oxide (TCO) has been used to enhance short-circuit currents by increasing light trapping into the cell. ZnO:Al films were deposited by using DC magnetron sputtering on glass substrates with ceramic (ZnO:$Al_2O_3$) target. The as-deposited TCO before texturing exhibited high transparencies (T > 85% for visible light including all reflection losses) and excellent electrical properties ($r=3-6{\times}10^{-4}{\Omega}.cm$). The optical and electrical properties of the TCO are influenced by the texturing conditions such as not only etchant dilutions but also etching time. We obtained the haze value of 14-16 resulting in increase in light trapping and short-circuit currents also.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.20 no.8
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• pp.711-715
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• 2007

Properties of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with aluminum-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Al) anodes showed different behaviors from OLEDs with indium tin oxide (ITO) anodes according to driving conditions. OLEDs with ITO anodes gave higher current density and luminance in lower voltage region and better EL and power efficiency under lower current density conditions, However, OLEDs with ZnO:Al anodes gave higher current density and luminance in higher voltage region over about 8V and better EL and power efficiency under higher current density over $200mA/cm^2$. These seemed to be due to the differences in conduction properties of semiconducting ZnO:Al and metallic ITO. OLEDs with ZnO:Al anodes showed nearly saturated efficiency under high current driving conditions compared with those of OLEDs with ITO anodes. This meant better charge balance in OLEDs with ZnO:Al anodes. These properties of OLEDs with ZnO:Al anodes are useful in making bright display devices with efficiency.